Attack On Idols - Control
Attack on idols – Week 2: power + Control
King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream revealed the fragility of earthly kingdoms and the unstoppable power of God’s eternal kingdom. Control is an idol we often hold tightly — over money, careers, and decisions — but true peace comes from surrender. Week 2 we learn how to attack the idol of control by trusting God with every area of life and acknowledging Him as the King of kings.
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Who’s Really in Control?
Attack on Idols – Week 2
We love the feeling of control. Control over our schedules, our money, our relationships—even our futures. But if we’re honest, life constantly reminds us how little control we actually have.
Think about it: the paycheck with unexpected deductions, the marriage that doesn’t go according to your script, or the toddler who overrules every decision with a demand for Muppets and an iPad. Moments like these remind us that control is often just an illusion.
And if we’re not careful, control becomes an idol—something we worship instead of God.
The Idol of Control
In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar thought he had everything together—wealth, land, and power. Yet one dream left him restless and sleepless. In desperation, he demanded his advisors do the impossible: not only interpret the dream but tell him what it was.
That’s the problem with control. It always runs out. Our wisdom, our planning, our strength—they all hit limits. And when they do, we’re left face-to-face with the truth: only God is in control.
Daniel’s Example
While Nebuchadnezzar panicked, Daniel prayed. Instead of scrambling for answers, he gathered his friends and sought God’s mercy. And God revealed the mystery.
Daniel’s first response? Worship. He praised God for wisdom, power, and sovereignty. He recognized that while human kingdoms rise and fall, God’s kingdom lasts forever.
The Dream and the Stone
The king’s dream was of a massive statue made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay—impressive, but fragile. In the end, a stone “not cut by human hands” shattered it and grew into a mountain that filled the earth.
The message was clear: human kingdoms are temporary, but God’s kingdom is eternal.
Nebuchadnezzar’s Confession
After hearing Daniel’s interpretation, the king bowed and confessed:
“Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries.”
The most powerful man in the world realized he wasn’t in control—God was.
Three Truths About God
Nebuchadnezzar’s words highlight three truths that help us smash the idol of control:
God is the Greatest of Gods – Money, power, pleasure, success—none of these “gods” last. Only the God of Christianity is undefeated.
God is the Lord of Kings – Leadership doesn’t mean ultimate control. True leadership comes when we surrender to God’s authority.
God is the Revealer of Mysteries – Life is full of questions we can’t answer. But God reveals what we need to know, and the cross is proof that He works in ways we could never imagine.
Responding Today
The call is simple: stop bowing to the idol of control and trust the One who is truly in control.
For some, that means surrendering your life to Jesus for the first time. For others, it means releasing your grip on leadership, finances, or relationships. For all of us, it means worshiping the God who is greater than our fear, stronger than our idols, and faithful in every mystery.
Because when we let go of control, we discover peace in the One who has held it all along.
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Small Group Curriculum: Attack on Idols
Small Group Curriculum – Week 2 PDF
Series: Attack on Idols
Week 2 Title: Power and Control
Main Scripture: Daniel 2:46–47 (NLT)
Big Idea: Don’t bow to the idol of control — attack it by recognizing God.1. Connect (Icebreaker)
Option A (Fun): Share a funny story when you thought you were in control, but it turned out you weren’t (driving, sports, pranks, etc.).
Option B (Thought-provoking): What’s one area of life you like to control most — and how do you feel when someone else takes over?
Transition: We all crave control, but Daniel 2 shows us that God is the only One truly in control.
2. Discover (Scripture & Discussion)
Read Daniel 2:46–47 (NLT):
"Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and burn sweet incense before him. The king said to Daniel, 'Truly, your God is the greatest of gods, the Lord over kings, a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this secret.’"Discussion Questions
Why was Nebuchadnezzar so impressed by God’s revelation through Daniel?
What do these verses reveal about God’s power and sovereignty?
Where do people today still try to be “in control” instead of surrendering to God?
What’s the difference between calling God “great” and actually surrendering to Him as Lord?
Dig Deeper Scripture: Proverbs 19:21 (NLT) — “You can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.”
How does this verse challenge our desire for control?
What might it look like to trust God’s purposes more in your daily life?
3. Respond (Application & Prayer)
Personal Application
What area of your life do you most need to surrender to God right now?
What practical step can you take this week to release control and trust Him?
Group Prayer Prompt
Pray for one another to release control in specific areas (time, money, relationships, future).
Ask God to give the group peace in His sovereignty and joy in His purposes.
Challenge for the Week
Memory Verse: Proverbs 19:21 (NLT).
Next Step: Each day this week, pray: “God, I release control and trust Your purpose in my life today.”
⏱️ Designed for 45–60 minutes:
Connect (10–15 min)
Discover (25–30 min)
Respond (10–15 min)
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Conway’s Sermon Transcript:
You know, there are some times where you think you are in control, but you’re really not. I can think back to going off to college and uh playing college football and be like, man, I’m going off to college. I’m gonna have all this time in the world. And then I found out at my first team meeting that I had to do eight hours of study hall each week inside the library. Signed in. Had to be there. you had to like we had coach checks, all these things. So all of a sudden all this freedom that I thought I had from school and I only had to go to a couple classes each day was instantly gone. I remember, you know, thinking I had control of my money when I got my first paycheck and I opened up that paycheck and I saw how much money came out for taxes and I realized I’m not in control. I remember getting married and thinking that ah I’m a man now. I’m going to run this household. I’m a leader of my family. Katie isn’t here tonight so I can say this. I wasn’t in control. Kids, I’m a father. I demand respect. My two-year-old daughter has been sick this week and uh for the past two days I’ve been sitting at home with her and we’re sitting there and I throw on something on the TV and she instantly goes, “No, Clay.” She doesn’t call me Clay. Actually, she does call me Clay sometimes. Two-year-old’s calling you by your real name. Very confusing, right? She goes, “Dad, I want to watch Muppets.” And I said, “Oh, we’re watching Muppets then.” Okay. So, we start watching Muppets. She all of a sudden looks at me and goes, “I want my iPad.” You’re sick. You can do whatever you want. Whatever makes you happy right now is cool with me. Give her the iPad. I notice Muppets is kind of fading her attention. So, I try to change the channel real quick to watch what I want to watch because I’m taking care of her and I’m like, man, I should have a little a little enjoyment today. And as soon as I change the channel, she goes, “No, Muppets.” And all of a sudden, I realized I’m not in control here. Like, I thought I was going to be the father that demands respect. This is not happening right now. Right? There are times when we think we are in control, but we really aren’t. But we like to be in control, don’t we? We like to be in control of our schedule. We like to be in control of our money. We like to be in control of our time. We could like to be in control of our relationships. But when someone else or something else takes control, it drives us nuts. Drives us crazy because we want to be the ones that are holding on to the things. We want to be the people that are in complete control making sure everything is happening. It’s what we like to do. But the problem is that control is really just a construct where if we try to control these different things in life, what ends up happening is those things control us instead. They make our lives different. They make our lives harder. They make our lives more challenging. And that’s a shame because like we we are trying to oftentimes do something good, but we’re controlled by these different things that we’re putting our efforts into. Now, we’re in this series called Attack on Idols, and it’s based on the anime Attack on Titan. And you I’m not going to give very much spoiler information here, but the nation of Elia were under this construct of control. They thought they were doing things the right way and they’re like, man, if we just control these different elements, then life is going to be okay. But it was a construct. It was something that ended up actually causing more problems in their life. And what was happening is they were bowing to the idol of control. And I know we like to say like, “Oh, I’m not a controlling person. I don’t try to control all these different things. I don’t struggle with that.” But what’s your response when God says tithe? What’s your response when Kevin starts talking about money right there and how it honors the Lord? What’s our response when God gives us rules for sex? What’s our response when God asks you to serve in a certain way? All of a sudden, God shifts the control out of our hands into his and his calling and his challenge. And we have a choice of how we want to respond. And if we are not careful, we will bow to the idol of control and try to take matters into our own hands with our money, with our lives, with our schedule, with our relationships. We will be the ones who try to accomplish everything. But that’s not God’s design for us. That’s not what God wants for us. Today is a day to lay down the idol of control and attack it by knowing who is actually in control. Because if we begin to know who really is in control and we say, “Okay, God, I see who you are. I see what you’ve done. I see how you’re working, man. Things started to change in our life. And we see this in the book of Daniel. This is what we’re walking through in this series. And today we’ll be in Daniel chapter 2. So if you’ve got your Bible, I’d love for you to turn to that. Uh you can download a Bible on your phone, whatever it may be. Daniel chapter 2 is where we’re going to be hanging out today. And there’s this guy who wants to be in control, that is chasing after control. But in the midst of his chasing after control, he recognizes who is actually in control. And this is a long section of scripture. I’m not going to lie to you guys. It’s a long section of scripture. So I’m going to break it down into five different points until we get to where we really apply this. So there’s kind of five different sections of this verse that I want to highlight just so we get the full understanding of the story. And the first part is the king’s crisis. This is the first part of Daniel chapter 2 and we’ll be in verses 1-6 to start today. It says this, “In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled him and sleep deserted him. So the king gave orders to some of the magicians, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldans to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, he said to them, “I have had a dream and am anxious to understand it.” The Chaldans spoke to the king. “May the king live forever. Tell your servants the dream, and we will give you the interpretation.” The king replied to the Chaldans, “My word is final. If you don’t tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses will be made a garbage dump. No pressure, guys. But if you make the dream and its interpretation known to me, you’ll receive gifts, a reward, and a great honor from me. So make the dream and its interpretation known to me.” You know, it’s interesting. You break down this scripture and you see his crisis. You have this guy who seemingly has everything. I mean, as you look at the scripture, he’s a king. He’s got all this land. He’s got all the things you could ever imagine. Yet, he can’t sleep. Something is bothering him. Have you ever been in that position before where there’s just something bothering you? This might be some relationship strife. Might be something at your job. It might be how you played on Friday or Saturday at your game. It could be a big test that’s coming up. It could be a big review that’s about to happen and it’s just gnawing at you and it’s eating you up. And what often happens is in those times where we have this gnawing and eating us up of it turns into something where you go, man, I’ve got to do something about this. And we try to take matters into our own hands and we try to do things our own way. And that’s what’s happening here. And his demand, he says, “Tell me the dream and its interpretation” exposes the limits of human wisdom. Like his advisors would go on demand. There is no man on earth that could do this. And I think that’s so important. I know I didn’t read that, but that’s so important to our understanding here because he’s trying to take this into control. His people are going we can’t do this. There comes a point where the world’s wisdom runs out. And that’s the problem with trying to take control. There is a finite amount of wisdom available for us. And at a certain point, we don’t have the answers. We don’t have the ability. And when life demands the impossible, when things get hard, only God can step in. And that’s the lie of control—that there are answers out there in the world and you can discover them if you just try hard enough, man. If you just work at something hard enough, if you just talk about something enough, if you just study something enough, if you just put all your effort into this one thing, you will find the answer. But that’s not how it works. This king, he’s restless and his wise men are powerless. But that’s where Daniel steps in. So the first part of this section of scripture, we have this king’s crisis and then we have the prophet’s confidence. We jump to verse 17 through 23 in this scripture. Says this. Then Daniel went to his house and told his friend Hananiah, Mishel, and Azariah about the matter, urging them to ask the God of heavens for mercy concerning this mystery. So Daniel and his friends would not be destroyed with the rest of the Babylon’s wise men. Now through this, what ends up happening is Nebuchadnezzar issues this decree and he says, “All right, no one can do it. Kill everyone. Kill all the wise men. Kill all the people. If no one can do it, what’s the point of even having them around?” So Daniel’s hearing this. He’s like, “Oh man, we’re going to die. We’re done for.” So he urges them to ask the God of heavens for mercy concerning this mystery. So Daniel and his friends would not be destroyed with the rest of the Babylon’s wise men. The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night. And Daniel praised the God of heavens and declared, “May the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him.” He changes the times and seasons. He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals the deep and hidden things. He knows what is in the darkness and light dwells with him. I offer thanks and praise to you, God of my fathers, because you have given me wisdom and power. And now you have let me know what we asked of you. For you have let us know the king’s mystery. What I love about this, in a moment where there’s crisis, in a moment where there’s a problem, Daniel slows down. Daniel doesn’t panic. I think there’s a lot of times where we get put in a position and we panic a little bit. We speed ourselves up a little bit. We try to move fast and move quick. What’s that old saying? Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. That’s this like let’s slow down. Let’s figure out what’s going on. And he and his friends seek mercy from God in prayer. I love that prayer is their first response. Man, when you’re dealing with something, pray to God. Bring it to him and say, “God, I need your help. God, I need you to step in. God, I need you to give me understanding because I’m in a bad spot right now.” And I love that because that is giving up control. I mean, remember, they’re going to die if they don’t come up with an answer. So, they could have spent all this time talking and trying to create a plan and trying to create an answer and try to do all these things, but instead they stopped and they prayed. That’s them giving up control. That’s them saying, “God, you got this because there’s nothing that I can do in this situation. I’m putting my faith in you.” And God reveals the dream. And Daniel’s first instinct is to worship. Guys, when we are dealing with something, our response should be to pray and ask God for understanding and then worship him out of that because it is a recognition of who is ultimately in control. We’re going to see how that plays out here in just a little bit. But what I love about this is Nebuchadnezzar demanded the impossible. And Daniel went to the God of the impossible. The God who could make all things possible. The God who could give everything that has been asked for. So we have the king’s crisis. We have the prophet’s confidence. And then we have the dream revealed. Now this is a big dream. This is an important dream. And this is verses 31-35 says, “Your majesty, as you were watching, suddenly a colossal statue appeared. That statue, tall and dazzling, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying. Reminds me of the Titans in Attack on Titan.” The head of the statue was pure gold. Its chest and arms were silver. Its stomach and thighs were bronze. Its legs were iron, and its feet were partly iron and partly fired clay. As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it, struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay and crushed them. Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, and the silver and the gold were shattered and became like chafe from the summer threshing floors. You know this dream is a big deal. You know Daniel expresses that this dream represents successive kingdoms that are often attributed to the Babylon Empire, the Persian Empire, the Greece Empire, and then the Roman Empire. But the climax of this verse is verse 44 where it says, I’m sorry, let me rephrase that. What the climax of this is that man, all of this is happening. This big statue is happening, but it’s going to fall. It’s going to be crushed. And I love that Daniel in the midst of this doesn’t take credit and he points to God and says, “God is the one who’s revealed this to me.” This dream of gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay. Yeah, those things are impressive, but they’re fragile, but they won’t last because a stone that’s not cut by human hands will smash it and make it a mountain filling the earth. And here’s what Daniel is trying to attribute here. That all human kingdoms, no matter how great, are only temporary. Only God’s kingdom is eternal. And that stone is the key. It points to God’s eternal kingdom that will outlast them all. Which then leads us to verse 44 and 45 which says, “In the days of those kings, the God of the heavens will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.” You saw a stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. This dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable. So Daniel explains this to him. And God’s empire at the end of the day, it’s going to win. It’s going to be the thing that succeeds. Guys, we have to realize history is not random. God is in control of all this. Empires, they rise and they fall over and over and over again. Like, if you just read a history book, you’ll see it a hundred times of these different empires coming in, taking over, being dominant, and they seem like they’ll never end, and all of a sudden, boom, they fall. The same thing happens over and over and over again. But in the midst of all of that rising and falling, there is one constant, and that’s God. He’s not falling. He’s always on top. He is always the leading kingdom. He is always the one that’s ultimately in control. So Nebuchadnezzar hears this dream and he makes a confession that really is a confession that we all need to make. It’s in verse 46-49 says, “Then king Nebuchadnezzar fell face down, worshiped Daniel.” Now, I want you to catch that he worshiped Daniel, worshiped the wrong person. Should be worshiping God and gave orders to present an offering and incense to him. The king said to Daniel, “Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries. Since you were able to reveal this mystery, then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts.” He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon. At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Remember we talked about last week, that was their other name to manage the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court. You know, Nebuchadnezzar falls on his face and goes, “Man, truly your God is the greatest of gods, the Lord of kings, and the revealer of mysteries.” And I find that fascinating because this was a man who was chasing after control. He wants the power. He wants the adoration. He wants to be known for what he has done. What do you want to be known for? I think that question really strikes a chord in a lot of us because whatever we want to be known for, we chase after with a lot, don’t we? We put a lot of energy. We put a lot of effort in. I have to ask you the question, why are you chasing after control? Why are you doing that same thing? Are you doing it because you don’t believe that God says can do what he says he can do? Are you doing it because you want the applause? Are you doing it because you are scared and you don’t know what else to do? Guys, I’m going to challenge you. I’m going to encourage you. Follow Nebuchadnezzar’s lead here. The world’s most powerful man bows to the one true king. He recognizes at the end of day who God is. And that’s what we all need to do. We need to recognize that God is these three things. The greatest of God, the Lord of kings, and the revealer of mysteries. I want to break those down. And here’s the application for today. You know, we walked through that long section of scripture and here’s the application. Recognize that God is the greatest of gods. Nebuchadnezzar, he originally thought he was the greatest of gods. He thought that he could ask and demand as he desired. But he quickly came to understand that God was the greatest of them all. If you look at verse 44, you see that God’s kingdom is the greatest kingdom. And Nebuchadnezzar right here is recognizing that the greatness of God is not just because Daniel told his dream, but because he was told the meaning of his dream. And that is still true today. There are all sorts of gods out there. The God of Islam, you got Buddha, you got Hinduism, you got Mormons, you got new age. I want you to hear this. The God of Christianity is the greatest God. But it’s not just religious gods. It’s gods of money, of pleasure, of power, of position, of sex. I’m really glad those two words weren’t flip-flopped. Um, these gods are idols that need to be attacked. Too often we have these gods in our life that we don’t even realize are our gods and they need to be put in their place. And this is where I can’t help but think about Attack on Titan. All these massive titans that they were facing seemed like they were bigger and better and scarier and and like the greatest of anything they would ever face. But at the end of the day, they were defeated. That’s all the other gods, religious or not religious. They’re defeated at the end of the day. They’re defeated in the midst of the struggle. They’re defeated in all of this because our God is the greatest. Because he is all powerful. But he’s not just the greatest of gods. He is also lord of kings. Nebuchadnezzar makes that statement. And what he’s saying is he I’m surrendered here. And I’m claiming to serve God. That’s important for him at his position. This man’s a leader. This man’s a king. This man’s in control. And at this moment, he’s making a decision to give up control. Say, “God, I’m going to follow you.” And there’s a lot of us, I would assume, that are in leadership positions. This could be you, you’re a leader on your team. This could be you’re a leader at your job. You lead your family. Whatever the case may be, it’s easy when you are in a leadership position to try to have all the control because you are the one making decisions. You are the one making calls. You’re the one pushing the team to be better. And you may have some control and that’s great. But recognize that God is sovereign and you are not. It’s one thing to say that a king is better than you. It’s one thing. I could say there’s a whole lot of pastors better than me. I could say there’s a whole lot of leaders better than me. Absolutely. But it’s another thing to actually bend the knee and say, “Okay, I’m following you.” And it can be easy to stand there and go, “Yeah, God’s greater than me. Yeah, God’s way better than me. Yeah, he is the Lord of kings. He is a great leader.” But it’s different to go to him and go, “All right, God. I’m giving up what control you have given me to you so that you can be the one that runs the show here. So that you can be the one that makes a difference here. I’m going to challenge you in whatever leadership position you are in to give up control and say, ‘I will fight against anyone or anything that comes our way because I’m fighting with you.’” Can that be said of your life? Can you look at your life and say, “Man, I am following Jesus with everything I have. I have given him up everything. Have you surrendered? Have you gave up control? Have you given your time? Have you given your money? Have you given your people? Have you given your career to God? Or are you just saying that he’s a great God?” They’re two different things. And the reality is we should do that because of the third thing that he said. He said that he’s the revealer of mysteries. Nebuchadnezzar had this massive mystery in his life that he could not figure out. And there are things in our lives that we can’t figure out. As I’ve been married eight years, I don’t understand marriage at all. I’ve been a father for four years. I don’t know what I’m doing. I’ve been a pastor for for nine ten years. I could act like I know what I’m doing, but I don’t. I could put on this facade of like, man, I’ve got this all figured out, but the reality is I won’t ever have it all figured out. And that’s where I have to go, God, you’re the revealer of mysteries. You’re the one who shows me the way. You’re the one who guides me. You’re the one who directs me. God, you’re the one who knows all of this. God showed him what no man could know. And God can show us what we need to know in every single situation of our lives. And we know that because of what he did through Jesus. I mean, the cross, it looked like chaos. It was a great mystery. The followers of Jesus are going, “Why does Jesus have to die on the cross? Why does he have to get up there?” But then three days later, he rose from the grave and he won and he defeated death and he defeated sin and he defeated all these different things. And all of a sudden, because of that, we are able to look back and go, “Oh, that’s why the cross had to happen.” And because he did that and then rose from three days later, we are now in a position to follow him. That is the greatest mystery of all time. Why would Jesus die on the cross for you and for me? And the answer is simple. It’s because he loves us. He cares about us. He wants to work in our lives. And whatever mystery that you are dealing with today, whatever thing that you’re struggling with, whatever doubt you’re experiencing, whatever moment that you’re going, this is too big for me. The natural response is to be like, man, I got to take control. Give me the steering wheel. Let me have this. Let me control this. It’s not how it should be, though. I’m not going to quote Carrie Underwood here. I promise. As the great theologian Carrie Underwood once said, “Jesus, take the wheel.” Right? She also once said, “I’ve been waiting all day for Sunday night.” Great football song. I hope those two things made the notes. Uh but that’s what we got to do, right? We can’t try to be in control all the time. We can’t try to do all these things because we are unable. But there is a God who is able to control all this world and put it together perfectly and create this life here on earth for us. Not just here on earth, but for all of eternity. There we get to know the joy of knowing him. And that does not mean our life is going to be easy. Daniel knew the God who was in control and his life was not easy. But if I’m going to be in a tough spot, I don’t want to bow to the idol of control. I want to attack that idol by knowing the one who is actually in control. So today, recognize who is the greatest of gods. Recognize who is the Lord of kings and recognize who the revealer of mysteries is and that is the one true God. So here’s how I’m going to challenge us to respond today. Maybe you’re in here and you’ve been chasing after these different gods and this has been your idol of control coming up and you’ve been going through, you know, all these different things, whether it’s money or or a different religion. You’re wrestling through like, man, what’s this look like? I’m going to challenge you and I’m going to encourage you today to take a step and go, God, I’m recognizing who you are. I’m recognizing what you’ve done for me. I see you and I want to hear more about you. Maybe today is the day where you recognize him as Lord of Kings, where you’re in some sort of leadership position and you’ve been trying to take everything into your own hands and you’re trying to lead by yourself. Stop that. It’s not the best move. It’s making you a worse leader. Go, God, you are in control. And actually give him control. There’s others of you that you’ve been wondering through life going, “What’s the purpose of all this? Where’s the joy in all this? Why does life have to be this way?” And today is the day to know the revealer of mysteries, Jesus, and give your life to him. We’ve got a baptistry available for you. And that can be you going from death to life symbolically just like Jesus did and be like, “Man, I’m coming up with a new life and a new understanding of what Jesus has done for me.” Maybe you want to take some communion as we’re worshiping and you want to remind yourself of Jesus’s death on the cross. Do that. Maybe you just need to sing just like Daniel did and worship the Lord for who he is and what he can do. Whatever the response piece may be, I believe there’s great opportunities for us to respond today. Why don’t you stand with me? Let’s pray together and then let’s worship. Jesus, I’m just grateful for you right now. Lord, I simply recognize who you are. That you’re the greatest of gods, Lord. That you’re the Lord of kings and you’re the revealer of mysteries. So Lord, we’re done bowing to the idol of control and we’re attacking that idol by recognizing who is actually in control and that is you because of who you are. Lord, we hand it over to you right now. We love you. Amen.